2013高中英语阅读素材：A Birds Desire.docVIP

A Birds Desire A magpie robin dressed in black tieconducts the morning music with his beak.With the perking of his tailthe sun is released from its dark net.The robin picks up an insectfrom the mornings choice of breakfast.Flying back to the branchhe gulps it to the tune of its struggling wings.Soon children and hornsschool bells and dogsjoin issue with the silenceof morning butterflies.The robin sits on the branchimitating sounds of other birdwith the honesty of his music.But all his pirated songscannot say what he wants to.The magpie robin wants to be a childto go without a satchel to schoolto sing multiplication tablesto crawl under a desk and thenclimb the tree where he now sits.Evening creeps out of its holeas shadows blot out the schooland the faces of children.The magpie robin sitswith his pert taillowered now to half-mast. With an angry nod of his beakthe robin sweeps the waiting sun downunder the carpet of darkness. . 教学考试资料王 联系QQ：372649014 教学考试资料王 联系QQ：372649014